SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line. 6x - 9y = -18

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Question 43453: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.

6x - 9y = -18
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is best done by rewriting the equation in the "slope-intercept" formy+=+mx+%2B+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
6x-9y+=+-18 Subtract 6x from both sides.
-9y+=+-6x-18 Divide both sides by -9
y+=+%282%2F3%29x+%2B+2 Now compare this with:
y+=+mx+%2B+b and you can see that:
m+=+2%2F3 and
b+=+2